The European Union and Tunisia reaffirmed their strategic partnership, on Friday 4 June, during President Kaïs Saïed’s visit to Brussels.
These exchanges made it possible to outline the following priority areas that will guide bilateral cooperation in the future: - invest in youth by intensifying cooperation in education (Tunisian participation in the Erasmus+ programme ), culture and cultural heritage (participation in Creative Europe), research and innovation (participation in Horizon Europe); - work together on all aspects of migration, including legal migration, asylum, border management and the fight against migrant smuggling; - make rapid progress in developing police cooperation, particularly in preventing radicalisation and combating money laundering; - discuss an agreement to extend the coverage of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS); - work with international partners to revive the Middle East peace process, reaffirming a strong commitment to a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel; - continue the commitment to multilateralism at the international level, including through the drafting of an international treaty on pandemic preparedness and response. (Original version in French by Mathieu Bion)